Christmas time. To sell or not to sell? Many times when talking with homeowners about selling their homes around the holidays, I hear the same old line, "nobody is buying around the holidays". Nothing could be farther from the truth. Sure there are not as many buyers as you find in May, but the buyers that are out there are serious. Last December was one of the top 3 months of the year for my business and this December has also been very good as well. In a slower market the inventory builds up creating much more competition. Many sellers take their homes off the market for the holidays so I feel like the competition is actually down, increasing the odds of a sale when getting a showing. In the spring, buyers are more plentiful but so is the competition. There simply is never a "right" time to buy or sell when it comes to real estate. If you need to sell, the right time is now. If you need to buy, the right time is now too. Overblown negative press compounds the problem. View the glass as half full instead of half empty and you just might find that now is a great time to be in real estate!